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Zoho People vs Breathe HR

Zoho People logo

Zoho People

HR & Recruiting

Cloud HR software for growing businesses

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Breathe HR logo

Breathe HR

HR & Recruiting

Simple HR software for SMEs

From
£13/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Zoho People has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Zoho People slow response times and slow loading on the platform affecting user efficiency; Breathe HR pricing is banded by headcount, starting at £24 per month for 1 to 10 people, £44 per month for 11 to 20 and £99 per month for 21 to 50
  • They diverge on capability: Zoho People covers Time Off, Breathe HR covers Absence Management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Zoho People and Breathe HR actually diverge.

Attributes where Zoho People and Breathe HR differ
AttributeZoho PeopleBreathe HR
Starting priceFree£13/month
Pricing modelUnknownsubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded19962012

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (HR & Recruiting).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Zoho People

  • Time Off
  • Time Tracking
  • Attendance
  • Performance
  • Onboarding
  • Self-Service
  • Zoho CRM
  • Zoho Books

Only in Breathe HR

  • Absence Management
  • Document Storage
  • HR Reporting
  • Performance Management
  • Training
  • Xero
  • QuickBooks

Both cover

  • Employee Database
  • Slack
  • Microsoft 365
  • Google Workspace
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Zoho People

No use cases recorded yet. See the Zoho People review.

Breathe HR

  • Holiday, absence and sickness tracking for a UK small businessnot Zoho People
  • Storing HR documents, contracts and e-signaturesnot Zoho People
  • Performance reviews and onboarding workflows for small teamsnot Zoho People

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Zoho People

  • Slow response times and slow loading on the platform affecting user efficiency
  • Limited customization options for leave and performance management workflows
  • Mobile app is missing key features available in desktop version, like timesheets and reporting
  • Customer support is ticket-based only with no live chat unless on premium plan

Breathe HR

  • Pricing is banded by headcount, starting at £24 per month for 1 to 10 people, £44 per month for 11 to 20 and £99 per month for 21 to 50
  • Plans are capped by band up to 151 to 200 people, so it is not sold to organisations above that range on the published ladder
  • The free trial is 14 days
  • Health and safety, e-learning and other modules are sold as add-ons on top of the core HR plan
  • Pricing is quoted in pounds and the product is marketed to UK SMEs

Pricing, plan by plan

Zoho People

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Zoho People review.

Breathe HR

£13/month
  • Core$13/month
    • Employee Database
    • Absence Management
    • Documents
  • People Management$18/month
    • All Core features
    • Performance
    • Goals

Which should you pick?

Choose Zoho People if

  • You need time off.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want time tracking.
Zoho People review

Choose Breathe HR if

  • You need absence management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want document storage.
Breathe HR review

Questions people ask

Is Zoho People or Breathe HR better?
Neither clearly leads. Zoho People starts at Free and Breathe HR at £13/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Zoho People or Breathe HR?
Zoho People has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Zoho People and £13/month for Breathe HR.
Does Zoho People or Breathe HR run on more platforms?
Zoho People runs on Web. Breathe HR runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Zoho People for free?
Yes. Zoho People has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Breathe HR starts at £13/month.
What can Zoho People do that Breathe HR cannot?
Zoho People covers Time Off, Time Tracking, Attendance, Performance. Breathe HR covers Absence Management, Document Storage, HR Reporting, Performance Management. Both handle Employee Database, Slack, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Zoho People: Does Zoho People have a free tier?

Yes, the Free plan supports up to 5-10 users with essential HR tools, email support, and 30-day free trial available on all paid plans with no credit card required.

Source
Zoho People: What is the pricing for Zoho People?

Pricing starts at $1.25 per user per month when billed annually. The Essential HR plan costs $1.50 monthly per user, dropping to $1.25 annually with five tiers available: Free, Essential HR, Professional, Premium, and Enterprise.

Source
Zoho People: Does Zoho People work with other Zoho applications?

Yes, Zoho People integrates with the Zoho ecosystem including Zoho CRM, Zoho Books, and other Zoho applications for unified business management.

Source
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